CurriculumOur charter provides that families are fully responsible for choosing the student’s curriculum under the guidance of their Supervising Teacher. In making choices, families may wish to take the following into account.

Students who do well with a structured, sequential format may wish to utilize traditional textbooks, either those used by OUSD schools or others that are approved by the state. This choice also provides students with the option of readily returning to a traditional school placement at a future date. Both student texts and teacher’s editions may be available for loan or can be purchased with the student’s Curriculum allotment.

Students who are best engaged by alternative learning activities may choose to access on-line classes or programs such as "A+ Learning" (as long as no enrollment fee or tuition is charged), DVDs, educational games, and or CDs. This option can be challenging in the event a student wishes to return to traditional school and may require that the student prove that they have mastered the material.

Students who prefer a highly dynamic experience may use a combination of materials and/or take the "unschooling" approach. Unschoolers learn through hands-on activities and simply follow where their interest takes them. While completely acceptable, this may require additional effort on the part of the parent in order to adequately document the student’s progress.

Students who need additional support may choose to utilize an individual tutor or learning support system such as Kumon. VOC recognizes this option, but school funds may not be used to pay fees. VOC has a resource directory that lists some local tutors.

Older students also have the option of attending classes at local community colleges. Coursework completed at these institutions may be used to transfer to four-year universities.